CVE-2006-4886

The VirusScan On-Access Scan component in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 7.1.0 and Scan Engine 4.4.00 allows local privileged users to bypass security restrictions and disable the On-Access Scan option by opening the program via the task bar and quickly clicking the Disable button, possibly due to an interface-related race condition.

Score

CVSS 2.0 3.7 Low

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2006-09-19

Last modified

2024-08-07

Affected products

• Scan Engine (Mcafee)
• Virusscan Enterprise (Mcafee)

References

• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1605
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446220/100/0/threaded
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28971